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DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOG 

of  the 

American  Library  Association 

Exhibit  of  Labor-Saving  Devices 

and  Library  Equipment 


Held  at  the  Public  Library  of  the  District  of  Columbia^ 
Washington,  D.  C,  May  25-29, 1914 


Washington,  D.  C. 
1914 


SCHOOl 


Committee  on  Library  Administration 


Arthur  E.  Bostwick  George  F.  Bowerman 

John  S.  Cleavinger 


In  Charge  of  Exhibit 
C.  Seymour  Thompson 


INTRODUCTORY 

N  THE  report  which  it  submitted  at  the 
Kaatcrskill  conference  in  19 13  the  Committee 
on  Library  Administration  made  the  following 
statement:  "Very  likely  a  few  of  the  largest 
libraries  utilize  all  available  labor-saving  devices  to  the 
utmost.  Your  committee  is,  however,  of  the  opinion  that 
the  medium  size  and  smaller  libraries  might  reduce  the 
cost  of  administration  through  the  more  general  use  of 
mechanical  appliances.  We  recommend  that  at  a  coming 
meeting  of  the  Association  there  be  held  an  exhibition  of 
all  available  competing  labor-saving  devices  adapted  to 
library  use." 

In  accordance  with  this  recommendation  such  an  exhibi- 
tion has  been  arranged  in  connection  with  the  Washington 
conference.  Every  effort  has  been  made  to  include  in  the 
display  as  many  as  possible  of  the  most  important  types  of 
labor-savers;  to  include,  so  far  as  possible,  several  of  the 
best  representatives  of  each  type;  to  provide  for  the  needs 
of  small  and  poorly  supported  libraries  as  well  as  for  the 
requirements  of  large  institutions.  In  none  of  these  par- 
ticulars has  it  been  possible  to  achieve  the  full  measure  of 
success  that  was  desired,  but  the  committee  hopes  that  the 
result  of  its  undertaking  may  be  a  source  of  sufficient  profit 
to  members  of  the  Association  to  justify  the  very  great 
amount  of  time  and  effort  which  has  been  expended.  Very 
little  can  be  gained  from  a  hasty  inspection  of  the  exhibit. 
From  a  careful  study  of  the  assembled  devices  and  equip- 
ment the  committee  believes  a  great  deal  can  be  gained,  in 
knowledge  of  new  devices  and  suggestion  of  new  ideas, 


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which  may  help  to  lower  the  cost  and  increase  the  effi- 
ciency of  library  administration. 

The  committee  has  been  so  fortunate  as  to  secure  Mr. 
C.  Seymour  Thompson,  Assistant  Librarian  of  the  District 
of  Columbia  Public  Library,  to  take  charge  of  this  exhibit. 
Mr.  Thompson  has  devoted  arduous  and  intelligent  en- 
deavor to  the  work  of  making  the  exhibit  as  comprehensive 
and  at  the  same  time  as  helpfully  selective  as  possible. 
Mr.  Thompson  has  compiled  the  following  catalog  and  is 
therefore  responsible  for  any  opinions  expressed  therein. 

Schedule  of  Hours  Open 

Monday 2-10  p.  m. 

Tuesday 10  a.  m.-  6  p.  m. 

Wednesday 10  a.  m.-  6  p.  m. 

Thursday 10  a.  m.-io  p.  m. 

Friday 10  a.  m.-  6  p.  m. 


LIST  OF  EXHIBITORS 


Addressograph  Company, 
American  Multlgraph  Sales  Co., 
Art  Metal  Construction  Company, 
Automatic  Pencil  Sharpener  Co., 
Bates  Manufacturing  Company, 
Beck  Duplicator  Company, 
Bradley,  Milton,  Company, 
Business  Men's  Paper  Press  Co., 
Chivers  Book  Binding  Company, 
Clinch  Clip  Company, 
Clipless  Paper  Fastener  Company, 
Columbia  Graphophone  Co., 
Commercial  Camera  Company, 
Commercial  Sales  &  Mfg.  Co., 
Commercial  Utilities  Mfg.  Co., 
Dalton  Adding  Machine  Co., 
Davol  Rubber  Company, 
Democrat  Printing  Company, 
Dick,  A.  B.,  Company, 
Edison,  Thomas  A.,  Inc., 
Elliott-Fisher  Company, 
Favor,  Ruhl  &  Company, 
Feldmann  System  Mfg.  Co., 
Felt  &  Tarrant  Mfg.  Company, 
Forbes  Stamp  Company, 
Fulton  Rubber  Type  Company, 
Gaylord  Brothers, 
Globe- Wernicke  Company, 
Goodline  Manufacturing  Co., 
Hammond  Typewriter  Company, 
Heidelberg  Press, 
Hirshberg,  Herbert  S., 


Chicago,  111. 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 
Jamestown,  N.  Y. 
Chicago,  111. 
Orange,  N.  J. 
New  York  City. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Wayland,  Mich. 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
Newton,  Iowa. 
New  York  City. 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Sandusky,  Ohio. 
New  York  City. 
Poplar  Bluff,  Mo. 
Providence,  R.  I. 
Madison,  Wis. 
Chicago,  111. 
Orange,  N.  J. 
Harrisburg,  Pa. 
New  York  City. 
Chicago,  111. 
Chicago,  111. 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
Elizabeth,  N.  J. 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Kent,  Ohio. 
New  York  City. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 


Howard  Dustless  Duster  Co.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Ideal  Moistener  Company,  Findlay,  Ohio. 

Index  Utility  Company,  New  York  City. 

Index  Visible  Company,  New  York  City. 

Johnston,  William  G.,  &  Company,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
Kalamazoo    Loose    Leaf    Binder  Kalamazoo,  Mich. 

Company, 
Keller  Manufacturing  Company,     Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Kelley  Electric  Machine  Co.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Library  Bureau,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Matthews,  James  H.,  &  Company,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
Milwaukee  Sanitary  Methods  Co.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 
Monarch  Glue  Company,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Newman  Manufacturing  Co.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Peerless  Moistener  Company,  Chicago,  111. 

Rand  Company,  N.  Tonawanda,  N. 

Rectigraph  Company,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Remington  Typewriter  Company,    New  York  City. 
Royal  Typewriter  Company,  New  York  City. 

St.  Louis  Multiplex  Display  Fix-  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

ture  Company, 
Schapirograph  Company,  New  York  City. 

Sengbusch  Self  -  Closing  Inkstand  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Company, 
Smith,  Charles  C,  Exeter,  Nebr. 

Smith,  L.  C,  &  Brothers  Type-  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

writer  Company, 
Snead  &  Company  Iron  Works,      Jersey  City,  N.  J. 
Stewart,  S.  A.,  Company,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Tablet  &  Ticket  Company,  New  York  City. 

Underwood  Typewriter  Co.,  New  York  City. 

United  States  Gum  Tape  Co.,         New  York  City. 
Vacuna  Sales  Company,  New  York  City. 

Veeder  Manufacturing  Company,    Hartford,  Conn. 
Victor  Animatograph  Company,      Davenport,  Iowa. 


ADDING  AND  CALCULATING  MACHINES 

Although  most  libraries  have  little  need  for  the  most 
expensive  calculating  machine  equipment,  designed  to  meet 
the  needs  of  the  largest  business  establishments,  there  are 
few  libraries  in  which  an  adding  machine  will  not  yield 
excellent  returns  on  the  purchase  price. 

The  DALTON  ADDING  MACHINE  COMPANY 
will  exhibit  machines  which  "add,  subtract,  multiply,  di- 
vide, figure  interest,  make  out  statements,  cross  foot,  tabu- 
late, etc."  Among  the  special  features  of  the  Dalton 
Adding  Machine  is  a  keyboard  of  only  lo  numeral  keys 
instead  of  the  usual  board  of  8 1  keys.  The  small  keyboard 
is  an  aid  in  acquiring  speed  and  in  the  touch  method  of 
operation.  The  demonstration  of  the  Dalton  will  include 
machines  of  moderate  prices,  adapted  to  library  purposes 
in  the  bookkeeping  and  order  departments  and  for  general 
statistical  work.  The  Dalton  is  one  of  the  best  known 
machines  of  the  listing  type,  giving  a  record  of  every  step 
in  the  calculation. 

Among  the  best  known  of  the  non-listing  machines,  for 
use  where  it  is  not  necessary  to  preserve  a  record  of  each 
item  in  the  calculation,  is  the  Comptometer,  made  by  the 
FELT  &  TARRANT  MANUFACTURING  COM- 
PANY. Without  levers  or  handle  or  electrical  connec- 
tion the  Comptometer  will  add,  multiply,  subtract  and 
divide  in  any  sequence.  The  latest  models,  which  will  be 
demonstrated  in  this  exhibit,  are  equipped  with  controlled 
key  devices  which  "completely  eliminate  the  possibility  of 
error  from  a  fumbled  or  misoperated  key."  At  the  sides 
of  each  key  are  interference  guards,  to  prevent  the  op- 
erator from  accidentally  depressing  a  neighboring  key. 


Errors  which  formerly  resulted  from  a  partial  depression 
or  a  partial  upstroke  of  a  key  are  guarded  against  by  a 
device  which  makes  it  impossible  in  such  cases  to  proceed 
until  the  error  Is  rectified. 

The  REMINGTON  TYPEWRITER  COMPANY 
will  display  their  Typewriter  Adding  Machine.  This 
consists  of  the  Remington  typewriter  In  combination  with 
the  Wahl  Adding  and  Subtracting  Mechanism. 
The  function  of  the  Wahl  mechanism  on  the  Remington 
is  simply  to  add  or  subtract  the  amounts  which  are  written 
on  the  typewriter.  "Each  contributes  to  the  work  of  the 
other;  neither  sacrifices  anything  to  the  other." 

The  Underwood  Standard  Adding  Machine,  man- 
ufactured by  JOHN  UNDERWOOD  &  COMPANY, 
will  be  demonstrated  by  the  company  In  connection  with 
the  exhibit  of  the  UNDERWOOD  TYPEWRITER 
COMPANY.  This  machine  Is  made  In  seven  models, 
with  equipment  adapted  to  many  different  purposes.  It 
consists  of  the  Underwood  typewriter  with  adding  machine 
attachment,  and  is  operated  either  by  electricity  or  by  hand. 

ADDRESSING  MACHINES 

Some  of  the  ways  In  which  the  Addressograph  can  be 
advantageously  used  In  library  work  will  be  demonstrated 
by  the  ADDRESSOGRAPH  COMPANY.  Although 
the  primary  purpose  of  the  Addressograph  is  the  rapid  and 
accurate  addressing  of  envelopes  for  mailing  lists  of  all 
kinds,  it  Is  well  adapted  also  for  use  In  making  pay  rolls 
and  for  purposes  of  accounting.  It  can  also  be  made  an 
important  labor-saver  In  card  work  wherever  a  great  many 
copies  of  each  card  are  needed,  as  In  making  book  cards 
for  school  duplicate  books.    The  most  expensive  Addresso- 


graph  equipment  would  have  little  use  in  most  libraries 
and  the  present  exhibit  will  include  only  the  models  of 
moderate  prices,  best  adapted  to  library  purposes.  The 
inexpensive  hand-operated  machines  differ  only  in  method 
and  speed  of  operation  from  the  more  expensive  equip- 
ment 

BILLING  MACHINES 

The  adaptability  of  the  billing  machine  to  library  use 
in  the  bookkeeping  and  order  departments  is  worthy  of 
careful  consideration.  The  ELLIOTT-FISHER  COM- 
PANY will  exhibit  two  of  their  latest  models.  Their 
Standard  Book  Recording  Machine,  or  book  type- 
writer, is  designed  for  making  records  in  bound  books.  It 
seems  especially  worth  the  attention  of  librarians  who  use 
the  accession  book,  standard  or  abridged,  or  who  have 
other  records  in  book  form  where  absolute  uniformity  and 
legibility  are  desired.  The  Billing  and  Order  Entry 
Machine,  for  loose-leaf  ledgers  or  card  work,  ''writes  on 
all  sizes  or  thicknesses  of  cards  and  at  any  position  on  the 
card  without  soiling  the  card  by  bending  it  in  any  way. 
The  card  lies  perfectly  flat  while  the  necessary  entries  are 
being  made  on  it.  This  machine  will  also  write  on  the  tab 
or  guide  portion  of  index  cards.'* 

BINDING  AND  REPAIR  MATERIALS 

A  Book  Binding  Kit  containing  enough  material  to 
rebind  from  lOO  to  200  books  at  a  cost  of  "from  one  to 
four  cents  per  volume"  will  be  part  of  the  GAYLORD 
BROTHERS  exhibit.  The  method  is  said  to  be  so  sim- 
ple that  "any  person  can  rebind  books  in  the  library  with- 

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out  previous  knowledge  of  the  bookbinder's  art."  Vari- 
ous styles  of  transparent  adhesive  paper,  tape  and  cloth 
will  also  be  exhibited,  for  repairing  torn  leaves  and  rein- 
forcing broken  sections  or  loosened  leaves. 

The  MONARCH  GLUE  COMPANY  will  display 
their  Library  Paste  and  their  Bookbinders'  Flexible 
Glue.  This  glue  is  very  highly  recommended  by  libra- 
rians who  have  used  it  and  the  demonstration  of  its  use 
should  be  profitable  to  all  who  do  their  own  binding  or 
who  have  much  repair  work. 

BOOK  SUPPORTS 

Various  kinds  of  Book  Supports  will  be  shown  in  the 
exhibits  of  the  ART  METAL  CONSTRUCTION 
COMPANY,  GAYLORD  BROTHERS,  WILLIAM 
G.  JOHNSTON  &  COMPANY,  the  LIBRARY  BU- 
REAU and  the  SNEAD  &  COMPANY  IRON 
WORKS.  Among  the  types  shown  are  the  steel  upright, 
wire  spring,  and  clutch  supports. 


BULLETIN  BOARDS 

The  LIBRARY  BUREAU  will  exhibit  their  Combi- 
nation Display  Rack  and  Bulletin  Board  and  their 
Standard  Bulletin  Board,  post  style,  "particularly 
suited  for  use  in  the  delivery  hall  or  reading  rooms  where 
the  architectural  arrangement  precludes  the  use  of  wall 
bulletins." 

Changeable  bulletin  boards  are  made  in  many  styles  by 
the  NEWMAN  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY. 
The  style  best  adapted  to  library  use,  especially  for  brief 


notices,  IS  the  Interchangeable  Tile  Letter  Brass 
Bulletin.  One  of  these,  which  has  been  in  use  for  a 
year  or  more  in  the  District  of  Columbia  Public  Library, 
hangs  at  the  foot  of  the  stairs  leading  to  the  exhibition 
floor.  The  letters  on  this  bulletin  are  black,  on  highly 
glazed  white  blocks,  and  are  inserted  by  sliding  them  into 
grooves  from  one  end  of  the  board.  The  board  has  a 
locking  attachment. 

The  TABLET  &  TICKET  COMPANY  will  include 
in  their  exhibit  several  of  their  Changeable  Bulletins, 
showing  their  uses  for  posting  titles  of  new  books,  lists  of 
periodicals,  announcements  of  lectures  or  exhibitions  and 
similar  purposes.  One  of  these  bulletins,  also,  hangs  at 
the  foot  of  the  stairway  to  the  second  floor.  The  board 
is  fitted  with  a  glass  door  which  locks,  and  can  be  attached 
to  a  wall  or  displayed  on  standards. 

CARD  ALPHABETIZING  DEVICES 

A  Card-Sorting  Board,  devised  for  use  in  the  Card 
Section  of  the  Library  of  Congress,  will  be  shown  in  the 
exhibit  of  Miscellaneous  Appliances.  It  is  essentially  a 
flight  of  seven  steps,  with  treads  three  inches  wide  and 
risers  two  inches  high,  suspended  between  two  uprights 
fastened  to  a  base.  Each  step  is  divided  into  six  com- 
partments by  strings  extending  from  the  top  step  to  the 
bottom.  Notches  are  cut  in  front  of  the  treads  to  receive 
labels  containing  letters  of  the  alphabet.  A  definite  com- 
partment is  thus  provided  for  each  letter.  The  board  can 
not  be  advantageously  used  in  the  final  arrangement  of 
cards  but  is  a  very  useful  aid  in  sorting  a  large  number  of 
cards  to  the  second  or  third  letter.  Specifications  for  mak- 
ing the  board  are  furnished  by  the  Library  of  Congress. 

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CARD  AND  PAPER  CUTTING  DEVICES 

One  of  Bradley's  Card  and  Paper  Cutters,  manu- 
factured by  the  MILTON  BRADLEY  COMPANY, 
will  be  demonstrated  in  the  exhibit  of  Miscellaneous  Ap- 
pliances. The  cutter  contains  a  15-inch  self-lifting  blade 
and  is  equipped  with  a  ruled  table  and  an  adjustable  joint. 
The  blade  is  provided  with  an  adjustable  spring  which 
holds  it  upraised  at  any  desired  height  ready  for  the  next 
cut,  so  that  the  hands  of  the  operator  are  free  to  manipu- 
late the  paper. 

The  Dandy  Paper  Cutter,  furnished  with  8,  12  or 
15  inch  blade,  will  be  included  in  the  GAYLORD 
BROTHERS  exhibit.  "The  curved  blade  has  been  de- 
signed to  prevent  the  paper  from  dragging.  The  blades 
are  in  contact  only  at  the  cutting  point  and  are  very  strong 
and  heavy." 


CATALOG  AND  SHELF  LIST  EQUIPMENT 

A  comprehensive  line  of  steel  cabinets,  more  fully 
described  under  Filing  Systems,  will  be  displayed  by 
the  ART  METAL  CONSTRUCTION  COMPANY. 
These  will  include  the  cabinet  for  3x5  size  cards. 

The  DEMOCRAT  PRINTING  COMPANY  will 
include  in  their  exhibit  the  set  of  cataloging  rules  on  cards 
compiled  by  Miss  Helen  Turvill  of  the  University  of 
Wisconsin  Library  School. 

Catalog  and  shelf  list  cards  and  guide  cards,  card 
cabinets,  and  a  Cloth-Covered  Two-Tray  Cabinet 
will  be  shown  in  the  GAYLORD  BROTHERS  exhibit. 
The  Cloth  Covered  Cabinet  is  an  inexpensive  cabinet  de- 
signed for  use  in  small  public  or  school  libraries  where 

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more  expensive  cabinets  can  not  be  afforded.  "Although 
this  cabinet  is  sold  at  a  remarkably  low  price  it  is  not  of 
flimsy  construction.  It  is  well  built,  the  case  is  made  of 
trunk  board  covered  with  attractive  green  vellum,  and  the 
trays  are  of  wood." 

The  GLOBE-WERNICKE  COMPANY  will  exhibit 
a  complete  set  of  their  card  index  supplies,  including  cards, 
guide  cards  and  sectional  cabinets  of  both  wood  and  steel. 
Cards  are  finished  in  two  grades  and  in  four  weights  and 
many  different  styles.  Guide  cards  are  provided  with 
either  celluloid  tips  or  metal  label  holders.  Among  the 
cards  displayed  will  be  the  catalog  cards  with  printed 
headings,  the  Removal  Cards,  to  take  the  place  of  cards 
temporarily  removed  from  the  catalog,  and  the  Combina- 
tion Order  and  Shelf  List  Cards,  for  use  where  the 
order  and  shelf  list  records  are  combined. 

The  INDEX  UTILITY  COMPANY  will  exhibit  a 
Card  Index  Separator,  a  device  which  * 'provides  a 
graduated  series  of  tabs,  one  for  each  card,  by  means  of 
which  the  fingering  is  done  rapidly  and  without  danger  of 
turning  two  cards  together."  This  is  a  new  device,  which 
adds  somewhat  to  the  time  required  for  filing,  but  in  con- 
sulting the  cards  it  "saves  time  and  labor  and  positively 
prevents  overlooking  of  desired  card." 

A  specimen  card  catalog  will  be  shown  in  the  LI- 
BRARY BUREAU  exhibit,  with  the  use  of  printed  and 
celluloided  guides  which  save  the  librarian  the  necessity 
of  choosing  the  guide  headings  and  writing  them  on  the 
guides.  These  printed  guide  cards  are  furnished  in  sets 
varying  from  500  to  5,000  in  number.  Various  styles  of 
cabinets  will  be  displayed,  and  samples  of  the  L.  B.  cards 
for  both  cataloging  and  shelf  listing,  including  the  cards 
with  printed  headings  and  cards  with  projecting  tabs. 

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The  most  important  part  of  the  LIBRARY  BUREAU 

exhibit  will  be  an  exhibition  of  the  entire  process  of  mak- 
ing cards,  from  the  rag  stock  to  the  finished  product.  The 
various  specimens  and  processes  will  be  illustrated  and 
labeled  and  photographs  will  be  shown  of  the  machinery 
used  in  making  L.  B.  standard  cards.  The  "new  500  line 
accession  book  recommended  for  school  libraries  and  stan- 
dardized by  the  New  York  State  Board  of  Education" 
will  also  be  exhibited. 

CHARGING  DESK  EQUIPMENT 

Book  cards,  book  marks,  posters  and  record  forms  of 
many  kinds  will  be  exhibited  by  the  DEMOCRAT 
PRINTING  COMPANY.  The  articles  displayed  by 
this  firm  are  Intended  especially  for  small  libraries. 

GAYLORD  BROTHERS  will  exhibit  charging  trays, 
both  oak  and  cloth-covered,  charging  cards  of  two  styles, 
various  kinds  of  card  pockets  and  reader's  cards.  Daily 
Record  Slips  and  a  Circulation  Record  Book.  The 
Dally  Record  Slips  are  designed  for  accurate  daily  ac- 
counts of  circulation,  fines  and  other  data.  The  Circula- 
tion Record  Book  "furnishes  a  concise  record  of  all  statis- 
tics which  may  be  needed  relative  to  circulation,  pamphlet 
and  periodical  data,  registration,  attendance,  books  added, 
cash,  etc."  Monthly  and  yearly  summaries  are  provided 
for. 

The  GLOBE-WERNICKE  COMPANY  exhibit  will 
include  book  cards,  application  blanks,  reader's  cards, 
charging  trays  and  guides.  The  guides  include  those  de- 
signed for  use  in  the  Browne  charging  system.  The 
charging  trays,  containing  two  compartments,  are  made  of 
heavy  tarboard  covered  with  black  cloth  and  lined  inside 

with  marbled  paper. 

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The  LIBRARY  BUREAU  will  have  an  exhibition  of 
various  charging  and  registration  systems,  including  the 
new  Automatic  Index.  This  is  ''an  arrangement  of 
guides  used  in  the  application  trays,  which  reduces  the 
amount  of  alphabetizing  to  a  minimum."  Their  exhibit 
will  include  also  the  Asbury  Combined  Book  Pocket 
AND  Date  Due  Slip,  the  Brooklyn  Folding  Book 
Pocket,  "which  saves  considerable  time  of  the  desk  at- 
tendant owing  to  the  ease  with  which  the  card  is  inserted 
and  removed,"  and  a  complete  collection  of  date  guides, 
fine  guides  and  other  accessories. 

CHARGING  DESKS 

The  LIBRARY  BUREAU  will  exhibit  their  Wing 
Shape  Charging  Counter,  a  new  type  the  shape  and 
arrangement  of  which  "permit  the  attendant  to  perform 
all  the  work  from  one  position  without  unnecessary  steps. 
The  devices  within  the  counter  are  arranged  to  be  readily 
accessible  to  the  attendant,  and  all  the  various  processes 
can  be  performed  by  a  simple  turn  of  the  body  without 
leaving  the  space  at  the  center  of  the  desk." 

CLEANING  AND  DUSTING  DEVICES 

''Sanitary  and  economical"  dusters,  for  dusting  books, 
wood  or  metal  furniture,  floors,  walls  and  ceilings,  or  for 
polishing  windows  and  glass  cases,  will  be  exhibited  by 
the  HOWARD  DUSTLESS  DUSTER  COMPANY. 
These  dusters  *'take  up  all  the  dust  as  well  as  the  fine  and 
most  injurious  dirt  found  on  the  shelves  and  bindings,  and 
they  clean  and  dust  without  soiling.  They  are  treated  by 
a  chemical  process  whereby  every  particle  of  dust  sticks  to 

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them  until  washed  out  with  hot  water  and  soap.  Dust  can 
not  be  shaken  or  beaten  out,  but  the  duster  retains  its 
chemical  properties  after  being  thoroughly  washed." 

There  will  be  a  demonstration  of  the  Santo  Portable 
Electric  Vacuum  Cleaner  and  the  Santo  Twin  Suc- 
tion Cleaner,  manufactured  by  the  KELLER  MANU- 
FACTURING COMPANY.  The  Twin  Suction  ma- 
chine  is  a  low-priced  cleaner  which  should  be  especially 
interesting  to  librarians  of  small  libraries  where  expensive 
vacuum  cleaning  equipment  is  not  needed  or  can  not  be 
afforded. 

The  KELLEY  ELECTRIC  MACHINE  COM- 
PANY  will  demonstrate  the  Kelley  Floor  Machine. 
This  is  equipped  with  interchangeable  attachments  which 
make  it  serviceable  for  many  different  purposes,  for  clean- 
ing and  polishing  floors  of  any  kind  or  for  cleaning  lino- 
leum, cork  and  rubber  tile.  "The  adoption  of  this  device 
means  not  only  minimizing  the  cost  of  cleaning  but  sur- 
faces will  be  found  more  uniform  than  by  hand  work." 

The  MILWAUKEE  SANITARY  METHODS 
COMPANY  will  have  on  exhibition  their  DusTLESS 
Brushes,  which  "combine  the  work  of  a  sweeping  brush, 
a  dust  mop  and  a  moistened  cloth."  Their  distinctive 
feature  is  a  cleaning  fluid  and  a  "steel  fluid  chamber  from 
which  the  cleaning  fluid  filters  down  through  absorbent 
tufts,  drawn  through  little  brass  tubes  which  are  soldered 
to  a  metal  bottom,  making  an  absolutely  air-tight  reser- 


voir." 


The  VACUNA  SALES  COMPANY  will  demonstrate 
the  Vacuna  Portable  Turbine  Vacuum  Cleaner, 
which  "creates  its  suction  by  an  entirely  new  principle  as 
applied  to  air,  the  famous  principle  of  the  steam  turbine. 
This  enables  the  Vacuna  to  maintain  a  constant  suction  or 

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vacuum  under  any  and  all  working  conditions."  The 
Junior  Model  Vacuna,  a  low  priced  cleaner  but  "a 
duplicate  in  all  but  size  of  the  larger  model,"  will  also  be 
demonstrated.  Special  attention  will  be  given  to  the 
adaptability  of  these  cleaners  to  cleaning  books.  The 
same  company  will  demonstrate  the  Utility  Floor  Ma- 
chine, designed  for  polishing,  waxing,  scrubbing  and 
grinding  all  types  of  floors.  It  can  also  be  used  for  clean- 
ing linoleum  and  for  surfacing  off  the  tops  of  desks  and 
tables. 

COUNTERS 

Automatic  Counters,  manufactured  by  the  VEE- 
DER  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY,  will  be  dem- 
onstrated in  the  section  of  Miscellaneous  Appliances. 
Two  of  the  No.  9  Hand  Tally  Counters,  used  for 
taking  records  of  attendance,  will  be  shown  and  six  of  the 
No.  8  Telephone  Counters.  A  demonstration  will  be 
made  of  the  use  of  these  as  an  important  labor-saver  in 
the  daily  recording  of  circulation  statistics  by  classes.  Li- 
brarians who  use  them  for  this  purpose  report  that  they 
find  them  extremely  useful. 

DATE  HOLDERS 

In  the  Miscellaneous  Appliances  section  three  styles  of 
date  holders  will  be  shown,  the  Ring  Date  Holder 
manufactured  by  the  FORBES  STAMP  COMPANY, 
the  Library  Date  Holder  made  by  JAMES  H. 
MATTHEWS  &  COMPANY,  and  a  holder  designed 
at  the  suggestion  of  Mr.  George  W.  Rankin,  Librarian 
of  the  Fall  River  Public  Library.    The  distinctive  feature 

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of  the  Ring  Date  Holder  is  the  ring,  attached  to  the 
holder  near  the  dating  end.  The  purpose  of  this  ring  is 
to  give  strength  to  the  holder,  making  it  fit  closely  to  the 
pencil,  and  to  give  firmness  in  stamping.  The  Library 
Date  Holder  of  JAMES  H.  MATTHEWS  &  COM- 
PANY,  designed  to  ''combine  rapid  dating  and  writing 
with  no  lost  motions,"  has  the  dating  end  of  the  holder 
slightly  bent  so  that  the  dater  can  be  attached  to  the  writ- 
ing end  of  the  pencil.  The  holder  designed  to  meet  Mr. 
Rankin's  suggestions  is  "a  small,  compact  stamp  so 
strongly  constructed  that  it  will  sustain,  without  weaken- 
ing, the  many  hundreds  of  daily  impressions  necessary  in 
a  large  library,  and  so  simple  in  construction  that  the 
shifting  of  dates  can  be  quickly  done  without  soiling  the 
hands." 

DESKS  AND  TABLES 

The  ART  METAL  CONSTRUCTION  COM- 
PANY will  exhibit  their  steel  desks  in  vai;ious  styles  and 
finished  in  plain  colors  or  "hand-grained  in  perfect  imita- 
tion of  mahogany  or  any  other  wood."  These  desks  are 
equipped  "with  many  filing  conveniences  which  enable  the 
user  to  file  important  letters  and  card  records  close  at  hand, 
thus  keeping  the  desk  top  clean." 

DICTATION  MACHINES 

Both  the  Dictaphone,  manufactured  by  the  COLUM- 
BIA GRAPHOPHONE  COMPANY,  and  the  Edison 
Dictating  Machine,  manufactured  by  THOMAS  A. 
EDISON  (Inc.),  will  be  demonstrated,  and  are  recom- 
mended to  the  consideration  of  all  librarians  who  employ 
one  or  more  stenographers. 

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The  President's  Commission  on  Economy  and  Effi- 
ciency made  exhaustive  tests  of  the  use  of  dictation  ma- 
chines. Their  conclusions  were  stated  in  a  report  of  the 
Committee,  from  which  the  following  extracts  are  taken: 
"The  dictation  machine  saves  the  time  not  only  of  the 
stenographer  but  of  the  dictator. — It  increases  his  effi- 
ciency and  gives  him  concentration  and  independence  of 
action. — To  save  the  time  of  the  person  who  directs  others 
is  of  prime  importance,  and  when  the  dictation  machine 
accomplishes  this  and  at  the  same  time  economizes  the 
time  of  the  transcriber,  it  becomes  valuable  as  a  piece  of 
office  machinery."  The  Commission  found  that  there  is 
likely  to  be  some  prejudice  on  the  part  of  stenographers 
against  the  dictation  machine,  but  that  this  prejudice 
usually  disappears  after  a  fair  trial.  Some  of  the  largest 
railroad  systems  in  the  United  States  are  said  to  have 
found  that  by  the  use  of  the  dictation  machine  they  could 
reduce  the  cost  of  producing  letters  by  over  50  per  cent. 

DRAWER  PARTITIONS 

Not  every  librarian  can  afford  a  desk  specially  planned 
to  meet  his  requirements,  but  the  usual  partitions  in  desk 
drawers  are  very  often  poorly  adapted  to  one's  require- 
ments. In  the  GAYLORD  BROTHERS  exhibit  sets  of 
Wire  Drawer  Partitions  will  be  shown,  which  are  ad- 
justed by  screwing  them  down  into  the  drawer  wherever 
desired.  The  drawer  may  therefore  be  easily  divided  into 
large  or  small  divisions.  These  partitions  are  made  in 
three  sizes,  Ij4,  2,  and  2j4  inches  in  height.  In  the  ex- 
hibit of  Miscellaneous  Appliances  will  be  shown  the  Good- 
line  Drawer  Division  Fasteners,  made  for  the  same 
purpose  by   the   GOODLINE    MANUFACTURING 

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COMPANY.  These  are  made  from  spring  steel  and  are 
easily  attached  to  the  desk  drawer,  making  it  possible  to 
adjust  partitions  at  any  position. 

DUPLICATING  AND  MANIFOLDING  MACHINES 

The  exhibit  will  include  two  of  the  best  known  devices, 
the  Beck  Champion  Duplicator  and  the  Schapirograph,  for 
duplication  in  small  quantities.  The  Champion  Dupli- 
cator, manufactured  by  the  BECK  DUPLICATOR 
COMPANY,  and  the  Schapirograph,  made  by  the 
SCHAPIROGRAPH  COMPANY,  are  very  similar  in 
price,  purpose,  and  method  of  operation.  With  them  it  is 
possible  to  obtain  at  a  low  cost  from  5  to  25  or  50  copies 
of  either  handwritten  or  typewritten  matter.  The  essen- 
tial feature  of  each  is  a  duplicating  film  on  which  the  origi- 
nal is  placed,  face  down,  in  order  to  produce  a  negative. 
Facsimile  copies  are  then  produced  by  placing  paper  or 
card  on  the  negative  and  passing  a  roller  over  it  once.  The 
duplicating  film  absorbs  the  ink  and  therefore  does  not  re- 
quire washing,  and  the  same  part  of  the  film  can  be  used 
again.  Neither  of  these  devices  is  designed  for  the  pro- 
duction of  more  than  50  or  100  copies.  Within  these 
limits  they  can  be  used  to  good  advantage  in  libraries 
which  can  not  afford  the  more  expensive  equipment  for 
producing  hundreds  or  thousands  of  copies.  In  large  li- 
braries they  may  be  serviceable  for  inter-departmental 
communications  or  for  duplicating  lists,  circular  letters,  or 
any  work  where  only  5  or  10  copies  are  wanted. 

The  demonstration  of  the  Mimeograph  and  the  Multi- 
graph  (probably  the  best  known,  respectively,  of  the  sten- 
cil machines  and  the  typesetting  machines)  will  give  op- 
portunity for  a  valuable  comparison  of  the  methods  of 

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operation  and  the  capabilities  of  the  two  machines  for  cir- 
cular letters,  forms  and  card  work. 

The  Edison  Rotary  Mimeograph  is  manufactured 
by  the  A.  B.  DICK  COMPANY  in  four  sizes  and  is  thus 
adapted  to  a  large  variety  of  uses.  In  addition  to  these 
fftur  models  the  flat-bed  mimeograph  will  be  demonstrated. 
The  success  of  any  stencil  machine  depends  to  a  great  ex- 
tent on  the  quality  of  the  stencil  sheet,  and  one  of  the 
special  features  of  the  Mimeograph  is  the  new  Derma- 
type  stencil  paper,  ''which  can  not  be  injured  in  handling, 
is  not  affected  by  heat  or  cold,  and  will  yield  thousands  of 
copies  from  an  original  writing."  The  more  expensive 
models  of  the  Rotary  Mimeograph  are  equipped  with  elec- 
tric drive,  automatic  feed  and  automatic  inking  attach- 
ment. A  speed  of  from  50  to  60  copies  per  minute  is 
recompiended  "as  suflicient  for  ordinary  requirements  and 
productive  of  the  best  quality  of  work." 

The  MuLTiGRAPH  is  manufactured  by  the  AMER- 
ICAN MULTIGRAPH  SALES  COMPANY.  Instead 
of  facsimile  work  it  produces  work  which  is  "actually  type- 
written by  means  of  typewriter  type,  through  a  typewriter 
ribbon,  striking  a  rubber  cylinder  similar  to  the  typewriter 
platen.  The  only  difference  is  that  instead  of  slowly 
pounding  out  a  form  letter,  one  character  at  a  time,  the 
Multigraph  typewrites  the  whole  letter  by  one  quick  turn 
of  a  drum,  and  typewrites  as  many  letters  in  an  hour  as  a 
stenographer  would  in  a  month."  The  typesetting  prin- 
ciple makes  possible  excellent  results  by  the  use  of  various 
fonts  of  type.  On  the  latest  models,  with  the  full  equip- 
ment of  electric  drive,  electrotypes  for  form  work,  auto- 
matic feed  and  printing-ink  attachment,  results  can  be  ob- 
tained which  rival  the  printing  press. 

The  Underwood  Revolving  Duplicator,  made  by 

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the  UNDERWOOD  TYPEWRITER  COMPANY,  is 

a  stencil  machine,  equipped  for  either  autographic  or  type- 
written work.  One  of  its  special  features  is  an  "equili- 
brator  pressure  bar"  which  "causes  the  pressure  roller  to 
exert  an  even  pressure  on  all  parts  of  the  stencil  and  as- 
sures an  even  distribution  of  ink  while  the  copy  is  being 
printed."  This  machine  will  be  demonstrated  in  connec- 
tion with  the  exhibit  of  the  UNDERWOOD  TYPE- 
WRITER COMPANY.  It  "can  average  about  i,ooo 
copies  from  each  stencil  and  its  speed  is  only  limited  by  the 
ability  of  the  operator  to  push  the  paper  up  to  the  feeding 
point."  The  Duplicator  is  highly  recommended  by  those 
who  have  used  it,  and  the  demonstration  of  it  should  be  of 
much  interest. 

EXHIBITION  FRAMES 

The  ST.  LOUIS  MULTIPLEX  DISPLAY  FIX- 
TURE COMPANY  manufacture  a  Wing  Frame  device 
which  is  very  well  adapted  to  use  in  libraries  for  displaying 
small  art  exhibits,  picture  bulletins,  maps  or  anything  else 
which  is  to  be  placed  on  exhibition.  These  frames  are 
made  at  moderate  prices  in  many  styles,  four  of  which 
will  be  shown  in  this  exhibit.  One  style  will  be  used  in 
connection  with  the  Bureau  of  Education  school  library 
exhibit  in  a  small  room  at  the  east  end  of  the  building. 
Just  outside  this  room  will  be  three  other  frames.  On  one 
will  be  the  exhibit  of  advertising  material  prepared  by  Mr. 
Charles  E.  Rush.  On  another  will  be  a  display  of  maps, 
showing  the  use  of  the  frame  for  this  purpose.  A  third 
style  will  be  used  for  the  display  of  pamphlets  as  a  part  of 
the  Bureau  of  Education  exhibit.  In  the  room  directly 
opposite  the  school  library  exhibit  will  be  a  larger  frame 


showing  the  adaptability  of  the  device  to  miscellaneous 
collections  of  pictures  and  bulletins.  A  representative  of 
the  company  will  be  In  attendance  to  explain  the  frames 
and  give  Information  concerning  them.  Among  the  latest 
wings  are  some  which  furnish  glass  protection  for  perma- 
nent displays. 

FILING  CABINETS 

An  Important  part  of  the  ART  METAL  CON- 
STRUCTION COMPANY  exhibit  will  be  their  new 
Vertical  Planfile,  designed  for  the  safe  and  conven- 
ient filing  of  Important  drawings,  plans,  pictures  or  maps. 
It  Is  made  In  four  sizes,  with  either  single  or  double  wall 
construction,  and  with  or  without  a  lock.  A  convenient 
drawing  or  reference  board  can  be  easily  attached.  The 
file  is  compactly  built  and  occupies  but  little  floor  space. 
Steel  cases  of  many  kinds  will  also  be  exhibited,  for  ver- 
tical filing  systems  and  for  card  files  of  all  standard  sizes. 

The  GLOBE-WERNICKE  COMPANY  will  exhibit 
a  comprehensive  collection  of  vertical  files  designed  for 
clippings,  letters  and  photographs.  Cabinets  are  made  for 
vertical  filing  in  both  upright  and  horizontal  sections,  and 
of  either  wood  or  steel.  The  steel  cases  are  finished  in 
dull  olive  green  or  in  hand-grained  enamels  to  match  wood- 
work of  any  kind.  The  files  "slide  on  two  sets  of  roller- 
bearings.  One  set  Is  underneath  the  shelf  which  supports 
the  file,  and  another  set  immediately  beneath  the  file  Itself, 
thereby  reducing  all  friction  to  a  minimum.  The  follower 
block,  which  holds  the  contents  of  the  file  in  an  upright 
position,  glides  easily  but  grips  firmly." 

The  LIBRARY  BUREAU  will  exhibit  vertical  file 
units  containing  the  three  standard  systems  of  filing,  the 


numeric,  the  alphabetic  and  the  automatic.  "The  numeric 
system  for  correspondence  and  subject  filing  permits  the 
greatest  amount  of  cross  references.  The  new  Library 
Bureau  direct  alphabetic  file,  designed  for  the  filing  of 
trade  catalogs,  book  lists,  documents,  society  publications, 
programs,  clippings  and  leaflets  as  well  as  correspondence, 
includes  the  use  of  the  new  L.  B.  Tab  Cut  Binder 
Folder  for  the  filing  of  clippings.  The  automatic  filing 
system  is  based  on  a  new  principle  of  direct  filing  without 
the  use  of  a  separate  index,  arranged  alphabetically  with  a 
combination  of  numbers  to  prevent  mis-filing  and  to  aid  in 
re-filing.'* 

FINE  COMPUTERS 

A  Library  Fine  Computer,  invented  and  patented  by 
Mr.  H.  S.  Hirshberg,  Reference  Librarian  of  the  Cleve- 
land Public  Library,  shows  at  a  glance  the  amount  of  fine 
on  any  book  from  one  to  thirty  days  overdue.  A  scale  of 
fines,  from  two  to  sixty  cents,  is  arranged  in  a  vertical 
column  reading  down.  At  one  side  of  this  is  a  movable 
calendar  printed  similarly  to  the  fine  scale  and  with  the 
latest  date  at  the  top.  The  calendar  is  wound  on  reels 
from  top  to  bottom,  thirty-one  days  showing  at  one  time. 
The  calendar  is  set  each  day  so  that  the  current  date  ap- 
pears at  the  top.  Thus,  on  May  28  the  date  May  27  lies 
opposite  the  scale  showing  two  cents.  May  26  is  opposite 
four  cents,  and  so  on  down  the  column.  It  is  thus  necessary 
when  an  overdue  book  is  returned  merely  to  find  the  date 
on  the  dating  slip,  then  find  the  same  date  on  the  calendar, 
and  the  amount  of  fine  shows  opposite  this  date.  Varia- 
tions in  practice  in  different  libraries  are  provided  for  by 
omitting  from  the  calendar  days  for  which  no  fine  is 


charged  and  by  using  different  jfine  scales.  The  calendar 
and  scale  are  protected  from  dust  by  a  transparent  celluloid 
face.  This  Fine  Computer  will  be  shown  in  the  exhibit  of 
Miscellaneous  Appliances. 

FINGER  PADS 

The  DAVOL  RUBBER  COMPANY  are  the  manu- 
facturers  of  the  Marsh  Rubber  Finger  Pad,  a  device 
which  will  be  found  extremely  useful  by  all  who  have  much 
counting  and  sorting  to  do,  in  alphabetizing  cards  or  in  any 
work  where  it  is  necessary  to  spend  much  time  in  consulta- 
tion of  the  catalog.  The  use  of  this  finger  pad  is  an  aid  in 
rapid  handling  of  the  cards  and  in  keeping  them  clean. 
These  pads,  in  all  different  sizes,  will  be  demonstrated  in 
the  section  of  Miscellaneous  Appliances. 

FOLDING  MACHINES 

The  Multigraph  Letter  Folding  Machine, 
manufactured  by  the  AMERICAN  MULTIGRAPH 
SALES  COMPANY,  will  be  demonstrated  in  connection 
with  the  exhibition  of  the  Multigraph.  This  machine, 
electrically  driven  and  self-fed,  "will  make  one,  two  or 
three  folds  in  a  sheet  as  large  as  8  J^  x  1 1  inches,  and  will 
count  and  deliver  the  finished  pieces  at  the  rate  of  5,000 
or  more  an  hour." 

GUIDE  CARDS 

In  the  exhibit  of  Miscellaneous  Appliances  will  be  a  dis- 
play of  the  All-Metal  Guide  Cards  and  of  the  Metal 
Tip  Pressboard  Guides  manufactured  by  the  GOOD- 


LINE  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY.  These 
guides  are  furnished  in  four  sizes,  letter  size,  bill  size, 
3x5,  and  check  size.  The  All-Metal  guides  are  manu- 
factured from  enameled  steel  and  hence  do  not  become 
soiled  or  broken.  Samples  will  be  sent  by  the  manufac- 
turers to  any  one  who  Is  Interested. 

Guide  cards  for  catalogs,  shelf  lists,  charging  trays  and 
vertical  files  will  be  shown  by  GAYLORD  BROTHERS, 
the  GLOBE-WERNICKE  COMPANY,  and  the  LI- 
BRARY  BUREAU. 

INDEX  GUIDES 

Smith's  Enameled  Steel  Signals,  manufactured  by 
CHARLES  C.  SMITH,  are  a  device  made  in  different 
styles  for  follow-up  systems  of  many  kinds,  or  for  Index 
guides  to  loose-leaf  or  bound  book  records.  Their  most 
important  use  In  library  work  is  as  guides  in  card  indexes 
or  vertical  files  and  for  follow-up  systems  such  as  are 
needed  for  outstanding  book  orders  and  for  the  periodical 
check  list.  The  exhibit  of  Miscellaneous  Appliances  will 
include  a  display  of  these  guides  with  a  demonstration  of 
their  use  for  different  purposes. 

INDEXING  DEVICES 

It  would  be  extremely  hazardous  to  predict  that  the 
standard  size  card  would  ever  be  forced  to  give  over  to 
any  other  indexing  device  any  of  the  ground  it  has  gained 
as  an  essential  feature  of  library  equipment.  There  seem 
to  be,  however,  very  good  possibilities  that  the  visible  in- 
dexing devices  manufactured  by  the  INDEX  VISIBLE 
COMPANY  and  by  the  RAND  COMPANY  may  come 

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to  fill  an  important  place  in  library  equipment,  supple- 
menting the  card  index.  Many  large  business  offices  have 
recognized  the  importance  of  these  devices,  enabling  them 
to  index  long  lists  of  names  in  very  small  space  in  such  a 
way  that  any  name  on  the  lists  can  be  quickly  and  conve- 
niently found.  Both  the  Index  Visible  and  the  Rand 
Visible  Index  are  made  in  many  sizes  and  styles,  adapted 
to  so  many  purposes  that  they  seem  to  give  good  promise 
of  satisfactory  adaptation  to  library  purposes.  Repre- 
sentatives of  the  two  companies  will  make  an  interesting 
demonstration  of  the  uses  of  their  indexes  and  of  the  large 
variety  of  styles  in  which  they  can  be  obtained.  They  will 
be  glad  to  talk  with  all  librarians  concerning  the  adapta- 
bility of  their  devices  to  library  work. 

INKSTANDS 

The  Self-Closing  Inkstand,  manufactured  by  the 
SENGBUSCH  SELF-CLOSING  INKSTAND  COM- 
PANY, will  be  shown  in  the  section  of  Miscellaneous  Ap- 
pliances. The  display  will  consist  of  inkstands  of  three 
styles,  with  two  bases,  one  of  oak  and  one  of  mahogany, 
for  accommodating  two  inkstands  and  one  sponge  cup 
each.  The  advantage  of  this  inkstand  is  that  the  opening 
of  the  well  closes  air-tight  after  every  dip  of  the  pen.  This 
prevents  the  ink  from  evaporating  and  also  keeps  the  ink- 
well free  from  dust  and  dirt.  The  well  is  so  constructed 
that  the  ink  does  not  spurt  out  and  a  uniform  dip  of  the 
pen  is  rendered  automatic.  The  many  different  models 
made  by  the  company  have  the  same  essential  features  and 
differ  only  in  the  style  and  shape  of  the  stand  and  the  size. 
The  general  opinion  of  those  who  have  used  this  device 
seems  to  be  that  the  manufacturers  are  fully  justified  in 

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their    assertions    of   "utility,    durability,    cleanliness    and 
economy," 

LABELS  AND  LABEL  HOLDERS 

The  GAYLORD  BROTHERS  exhibit  will  include  a 
collection  of  gummed  labels,  both  paper  and  cloth,  includ- 
ing the  *'7  day  book"  label,  and  also  their  shelf  label  hold- 
ers for  use  on  wooden  shelves.  These  holders  are  fur- 
nished in  two  sizes,  in  either  brass  or  nickel  finish. 

In  the  LIBRARY  BUREAU  exhibit,  in  addition  to 
gummed  labels  of  various  sizes  and  styles,  the  printed  shelf 
labels  will  be  shown.  These  are  printed  on  small  cards, 
made  to  fit  movable  shelf  label  holders.  They  include 
cards  printed  with  the  headings  of  the  Decimal  Classifica- 
tion and  a  list  of  71  miscellaneous  headings.  A  label  for 
use  on  dummies  will  also  be  shown.  Movable  label  hold- 
ers are  supplied  for  wood  and  metal  shelves. 

The  gummed  letters  furnished  by  the  TABLET  & 
TICKET  COMPANY,  more  fully  described  under  Sign- 
Making  Devices,  may  also  be  used  in  labeling  shelves  and 
books. 

LIBRARY  METHODS  EXHIBIT 

In  the  section  of  Miscellaneous  Appliances  will  be  dis- 
played several  small  devices  and  descriptions  of  interesting 
methods  contributed  by  various  librarians.  These  include 
the  following:  From  the  Brooklyn  Institute  of  Arts  and 
Sciences,  photographs  and  description  of  periodical  shelv- 
ing specially  designed  to  meet  special  needs;  from  the 
Cleveland  Public  Library,  a  Book  End  Block  for  labeling 
small  special  exhibits  of  books,  a  dummy  for  taking  the 

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place  on  the  shelves  of  a  reserved  book,  and  a  spring  pencil 
holder  for  use  on  public  catalogs;  from  the  Pawtucket 
Public  Library,  photographs  and  blue  prints  of  a  special 
design  for  magazine  shelving;  from  the  Pratt  Institute 
Free  Library,  '^banners"  for  use  instead  of  the  usual  form 
of  dummies;  from  the  Princeton  University  Library,  a 
comprehensive  exhibit  including  time-saving  printed  forms, 
pamphlet  boxes  and  folders,  binding  dummies  for  period- 
icals, foot-square  boxes  for  transportation  of  books,  and 
various  devices  for  saving  of  time  in  cataloging  work; 
from  the  St.  Louis  Public  Library,  a  chute  for  arranging 
book  cards  and  a  special  use  of  dummies ;  from  the  Seattle 
Public  Library,  some  very  interesting  signs ;  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois  Library,  some  follow-up  systems  for 
periodical  check  lists  and  book  order  records;  from  the 
23rd  Street  Branch  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  New  York,  catalog  cards 
with  headings  printed  on  a  hand  printing  press.  There  is 
also  an  interesting  collection  of  helpful  forms  for  different 
purposes. 

LOOSE-LEAF  DEVICES 

The  possible  applications  of  the  loose-leaf  system  are  so 
numerous  and  so  well  known  that  it  may  seem  superfluous 
to  mention  any  of  them.  It  may  be  interesting,  however, 
to  note  that  some  libraries  have  found  it  more  convenient 
and  economical  to  use  a  specially  designed  loose-leaf  regis- 
tration book  instead  of  the  usual  form. 

The  DEMOCRAT  PRINTING  COMPANY  will 
display  loose-leaf  record  books  as  an  important  part  of 
their  exhibit.  Other  styles  of  loose-leaf  books  will  be 
shown  by  WILLIAM  G.  JOHNSTON  &  COMPANY. 

The    KALAMAZOO    LOOSE    LEAF    BINDER 

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COMPANY  will  display  samples  of  their  loose-leaf  de- 
vices, which  are  made  In  several  styles  designed  for  differ- 
ent purposes.  The  binders  are  equipped  with  an  expan- 
sion device  which  '* enables  them  to  hold  firmly  from  one 
sheet  to  one  thousand  or  more,  without  any  change  in 
mechanism."  Special  models  of  light  binders  will  be  In- 
cluded In  their  display. 

MAGAZINE  AND  PAMPHLET  BINDERS 

The  exhibit  of  Miscellaneous  Appliances  will  Include 
magazine  binders  made  by  the  CHIVERS  BOOK  BIND- 
ING COMPANY,  the  FELDMANN  SYSTEM  MAN- 
UFACTURING COMPANY,  the  HEIDELBERG 
PRESS  and  the  S.  A.  STEWART  COMPANY. 

The  CHIVERS  BOOK  BINDING  COMPANY  have 
sent  samples.  In  three  styles  of  binding,  of  Chivers^  New 
Magazine  Case.  The  backs  of  this  case  are  of  Niger 
Morocco  or  pigskin  and  the  sides  are  of  Chivers'  patent 
Durabline.  The  cases  are  washable  both  inside  and  out- 
side. The  fastening  device  consists  of  a  cord  which  is 
passed  through  holes  in  the  back  of  the  case  and  through 
projecting  ends  of  brass  shafts,  and  then  tied. 

Feldmann's  Perfected  Book  Holder  is  manufac- 
tured by  the  FELDMANN  SYSTEM  MANUFAC- 
TURING COMPANY.  The  magazine  Is  Inserted  In  or 
removed  from  the  binder  by  releasing  a  rod  which  passes 
through  the  back  of  the  holder.  The  magazine,  when  in- 
serted. Is  held  in  place  by  passing  the  rod  through  the 
center  of  the  magazine  and  fastening  it  in  the  slot. 

The  HEIDELBERG  PRESS  have  sent  samples  of 
the  Heidelberg  Magazine  Holder,  formerly  known 
as  the  A.  L.  B.  Binder.    The  mechanical  device  by  which 

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the  magazine  is  inserted  in  this  binder  is  designed  to  be 
intricate  enough  to  guard  against  theft.  Pushing  with  the 
key  through  the  hole  In  one  end  locks  the  binder  and  push- 
ing In  the  other  end  unlocks  it. 

The  S.  A.  STEWART  COMPANY  have  sent  ten 
Baldwin  Magazine  Holders,  on  which  the  fastening 
device  consists  of  a  hinged  spring  at  each  end  of  the  holder. 
When  the  magazine  Is  to  be  inserted  these  springs  are 
pulled  out  and  bent  back  on  the  hinges.  The  magazine  is 
opened  at  the  center  and  the  springs  pushed  back  into  the 
opening  to  hold  the  magazine  In  place. 

WILLIAM  G.  JOHNSTON  &  COMPANY  will 
have  in  their  exhibit  samples  of  their  Library  Magazine 
Holder,  the  Keyless  Lock  Binder  and  their  Perma- 
nent Magazine  Binder  for  holding  magazines  which 
are  not  bound  or  preserving  volumes  complete  until  ready 
for  binding.  The  Keyless  Lock  Binder  contains  two  rods, 
hinged  on  a  metal  bar  at  the  top,  with  the  other  end  drop- 
ping upon  another  bar  at  the  bottom.  These  rods  "make 
it  impossible  to  remove  the  magazine  without  unlocking 
the  binder"  but  any  one  who  is  acquainted  with  the  device 
can  open  it  without  a  key  or  other  Instrument. 

GAYLORD  BROTHERS  will  exhibit  the  Bull  Dog 
Binder,  which  "holds  the  magazine  firmly,  but  without 
mutilation,  between  two  pairs  of  jaws."  The  magazine  is 
securely  locked  In  the  binder  and  can  not  be  removed  by 
any  one  except  the  keyholder.  Various  other  binders  for 
magazines,  government  documents  or  pamphlets,  will  also 
be  shown.  The  Pamphlet  Binder,  an  inexpensive  per- 
manent binder  for  any  limp-covered  publications,  is  made 
in  three  styles  of  covers,  Photomount,  Pressboard  and 
Lithomount.  The  pamphlet  or  magazine  is  bound  by 
moistening  the  two  gummed  surfaces  of  the  binding  strip 

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and  inserting  in  the  covers.  The  Marbled  Multi- 
binder  is  designed  for  holding  several  copies  of  maga- 
zines or  pamphlets,  holding  them  by  cord  or  lace  inserted 
through  holes  made  in  them  and  through  eyelets  In  the 
binder  covers.  Clipping  Holders  will  be  shown  for 
keeping  clippings  in  an  orderly  manner.  These  holders 
may  be  placed  upright  on  a  shelf  or  in  a  filing  cabinet. 

The  L.  B.  Rod  Binder  will  be  a  part  of  the  LIBRARY 
BUREAU  exhibit. 


MOISTENING  DEVICES 

Three  devices  for  moistening  envelopes,  postage  stamps 
and  gummed  labels  will  be  demonstrated  in  the  Miscella- 
neous Appliances  section.  These  are  the  Acme  Sealer, 
made  by  the  COMMERCIAL  SALES  &  MANUFAC- 
TURING COMPANY,  the  Ideal  Sanitary  Moistener, 
manufactured  by  the  IDEAL  MOISTENER  COM- 
PANY, and  the  Peerless  Moistener,  made  by  the  PEER- 
LESS MOISTENER  COMPANY. 

The  Acme  Sealer  consists  of  a  metal  tube,  partially 
filled  with  water,  at  one  end  of  which  is  an  opening 
through  which  passes  a  small  piece  of  heavy  felt.  The 
water  inside  the  tube  keeps  the  felt  moist,  and  an  air-valve 
control  keeps  the  water  from  leaking. 

The  Ideal  Sanitary  Moistener  consists  of  a  reser- 
voir and  a  rotating  cylinder,  both  made  of  glazed  porce- 
lain. The  reservoir  is  kept  partially  filled  with  water  and 
the  cylinder  is  so  fixed  that  one  portion  of  it  is  immersed 
in  the  water.  The  rotation  of  the  cylinder  brings  up  the 
moistened  surface  with  a  thin  film  of  water  just  sufficient 
for  moistening  the  envelope  or  stamp. 

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The  Peerless  Moistener  consists  of  a  small  metal 
receptacle  which  is  kept  partially  filled  with  water.  In  the 
receptacle  Is  a  metal  bridge,  over  which  Is  passed  a  piece 
of  felt,  one  end  of  which  rests  In  the  water.  A  perforated 
metal  top  rests  lightly  on  the  felt.  When  the  envelope, 
stamp  or  label  Is  passed  over  this  surface  the  moisture  Is 
drawn  through  the  perforation. 

GAYLORD  BROTHERS  will  exhibit  their  Felt 
Moistener,  which  consists  of  a  felt  roller  wound  on  a 
brass  spindle. 

*The  Only"  Sanitary  Moistener  will  be  Included 
in  the  exhibit  of  the  TABLET  &  TICKET  COMPANY. 

NEWSPAPER  FILES 

No  special  effort  has  been  made  to  secure  for  the  ex- 
hibit a  complete  collection  of  newspaper  files.  Files  of 
various  kinds  will  be  shown,  however,  in  the  exhibits  of 
GAYLORD  BROTHERS,  the  GLOBE-WERNICKE 
COMPANY,  and  WILLIAM  G.  JOHNSTON  & 
COMPANY. 

NUMBERING  AND  DATING  STAMPS 

The    BATES    MANUFACTURING    COMPANY 

will  exhibit  many  styles  of  numbering  and  dating  machines, 
including  the  Bates  Three  Movement  Numbering 
Machine;  the  Bates  Seven  Movement  Numbering 
Machine;  the  Bates  Line  Dater,  and  the  Wizard 
Numbering  Machine.  A  number  of  machines  built  to 
meet  special  requirements  will  also  be  exhibited,  such  as 
machines  arranged  on  a  platform,  combined  numbering 
and  dating  machines,  and  machines  with  letter  wheels, 

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The  Crown  Numbering  Stamp,  for  stamping  regis- 
tration or  accession  numbers,  will  be  shown  in  the  GAY- 
LORD  BROTHERS  exhibit.  This  inexpensive  stamp  is 
made  in  two  sizes,  with  four  or  six  bands.  Several  other 
styles  of  dating  and  numbering  stamps  will  also  be  shown 
by  GAYLORD  BROTHERS  and  by  the  FULTON 
RUBBER  TYPE  COMPANY. 


PAPER-FASTENING  DEVICES 

A  satisfactory  method  of  fastening  papers  together  is  a 
necessity  for  efficiency  in  filing  correspondence  and  in  gen- 
eral clerical  work.  Two  styles  of  paper  clips,  the  Weis 
and  the  Gem,  will  be  shown  by  GAYLORD  BROTH- 
ERS, who  will  also  exhibit  their  Wire  Stapler  for  fas- 
tening pamphlets  or  magazines  in  any  style  of  binder 
where  gummed  strips  are  used  for  holding  the  contents  In 
place.  The  Clinch  Clip,  made  by  the  CLINCH  CLIP 
COMPANY,  will  be  displayed  in  the  exhibit  of  Miscella- 
neous Appliances. 

Although  the  use  of  clips  could  probably  not  be  entirely 
dispensed  with,  it  is  often  desirable  to  have  some  device 
which  will  hold  papers  more  securely  together.  Two  very 
satisfactory  devices  for  this  purpose  will  be  demonstrated 
among  the  Miscellaneous  Appliances.  These  are  the 
Hing-Fast  device,  for  holding  two  papers  together,  made 
by  the  CLINCH  CLIP  COMPANY,  and  the  Clipless 
Paper  Fastener,  for  fastening  together  from  two  to  ten 
sheets,  made  by  the  CLIPLESS  PAPER  FASTENER 
COMPANY.  The  Hing-Fast  consists  of  a  small  piece  of 
very  strong  paper  or  of  cloth,  gummed  on  one  side.  By 
moistening  the  gummed  surface  and  attaching  half  of  the 
Hing-Fast  to  each  sheet  the  two  sheets  are  firmly  fastened 

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together.  This  device  Is  often  useful  in  sending  an  enclo- 
sure in  a  letter,  and  eliminates  to  a  considerable  extent  the 
use  of  clips  in  the  files.  The  Cllpless  Paper  Fastener  is 
made  In  two  styles,  a  stand  machine  which  is  operated  like 
a  perforator  or  embossing  stamp,  and  a  hand  machine, 
operated  like  a  punch.  It  cuts  a  hinged  tongue  from  the 
paper  and  bends  It  back  in  such  a  way  that  the  papers  are 
securely  fastened.    It  entirely  eliminates  the  use  of  clips. 

PAPER  PRESSES 

If  the  library  equipment  includes  a  paper  press  a  great 
amount  of  waste-basket  material  which  would  otherwise 
be  thrown  away  can  be  readily  sold.  Old  magazines,  news- 
papers or  books  which  are  to  be  torn  up  and  sold  can  be 
quickly  compressed  and  baled.  In  this  form  they  can  be 
conveniently  handled  and  temporarily  stored  in  a  small 
space.  The  BUSINESS  MEN'S  PAPER  PRESS  COM- 
PANY manufacture  a  baler  in  five  sizes,  at  very  moderate 
prices.  Circulars  concerning  these  presses  can  be  obtained 
in  the  Miscellaneous  Appliances  section  and  one  of  the 
presses,  which  has  been  used  for  two  years  or  more  in  the 
District  of  Columbia  Public  Library,  will  be  demonstrated 
on*  request.  Requests  for  a  demonstration  should  be  made 
to  the  guard  on  duty  on  the  exhibition  floor. 

PASTING  MACHINES 

The  UNITED  STATES  GUM  TAPE  COMPANY 

are  the  manufacturers  of  the  Universal  Pasting  Ma- 
chine, which  is  made  in  two  sizes  adapted  to  labels  or 
sheets  of  different  widths.  One  of  these  machines,  which 
is  in  use  in  the  District  of  Columbia  Public  Library,  will 


be  demonstrated  among  the  Miscellaneous  Appliances,  and 
is  worth  very  careful  attention.  The  machine  is  easily- 
kept  in  good  condition  provided  it  receives  daily  a  very 
small  amount  of  care  in  order  to  keep  it  clean.  Through- 
out the  day  it  is  ready  for  immediate  use,  whether  for  one 
label  or  a  thousand,  and  whether  for  small  book  plates  or 
for  larger  dating  slips  and  book  pockets.  The  work  of  the 
paste  room  can  be  done  with  this  machine  much  more 
quickly  and  cleanly  than  in  the  ordinary  way  of  pasting  by 
hand  and  brush.  The  machine  spreads  the  paste  evenly 
on  the  label  and  keeps  the  upper  surface  clean.  In  pre- 
paring for  circulation  a  large  number  of  new  books  the 
machine  can  be  very  conveniently  and  quickly  used  by  two 
persons  working  together,  one  operating  the  machine  and 
the  other  inserting  the  labels  in  the  books. 

PENCIL  SHARPENERS 

A  good  pencil  sharpener,  obtainable  at  low  cost  and 
capable  of  saving  both  time  and  lead,  Is  an  Important  addi- 
tion to  the  office  equipment  of  a  library,  either  for  Indi- 
vidual desk  use  or  for  heavier,  more  general  use.  A  great 
variety  of  sharpeners  are  on  the  market,  some  of  them 
much  inferior  to  others.  It  Is  believed  that  the  sharpeners 
shown  In  the  exhibit  are  among  the  best,  and  that  any  of 
them,  with  reasonable  care,  should  be  found  satisfactory. 
The  AUTOMATIC  PENCIL  SHARPENER  COM- 
PANY are  represented  by  three  sharpeners,  the  U.  S. 
Automatic,  the  Dexter  and  the  Climax  No.  2.  FA- 
VOR, RUHL  &  COMPANY  are  represented  by  the 
Jupiter  **N."  All  of  these  may  be  seen  and  will  be 
demonstrated  In  the  Miscellaneous  Appliances  section. 


PHOTOGRAPHIC  COPYING  MACHINES 

The  COMMERCIAL  CAMERA  COMPANY  will 
give  a  demonstration  of  the  Photostat,  and  the  RECTI- 
GRAPH  COMPANY  will  demonstrate  the  Rectigraph 
to  all  who  are  Interested  In  methods  of  making  facsimile 
photographic  copies  of  papers,  newspaper  articles,  extracts 
from  books,  drawings  or  maps.  In  the  last  few  years  there 
has  been  steadily  Increasing  recognition  of  the  Importance 
of  such  devices.  Ordinary  photographic  apparatus  Is  not 
satisfactory,  and  these  machines  have  come  to  fill  a  very 
Important  place  in  many  commercial  offices,  and  librarians 
who  have  used  them  are  enthusiastic  In  their  approval  of 
them.  We  are  extremely  fortunate  In  being  able  to  pre- 
sent both  the  Photostat  and  the  Rectigraph  In  this  exhibit. 
The  demonstrations  of  them  will  be  of  great  value  to  all 
who  desire  to  compare  the  two  machines  or  to  learn  more 
of  their  adaptability  to  library  purposes. 

RUBBER  TYPE 

The  FULTON  RUBBER  TYPE  COMPANY  will 
display  a  comprehensive  collection  of  movable  rubber  type, 
self-inking  stamp  pads,  sign-markers  and  several  varieties 
of  dating  stamps.  Full  Information  and  description  con- 
cerning the  many  different  styles  of  rubber  type  and  stamp 
specialties  is  given  In  the  catalog  of  the  company,  which 
may  be  obtained  from  the  representative  of  the  company 
at  the  exhibit. 

'  SEALING  MACHINES 

Although  there  are  probably  not  a  great  many  libraries 
where  a  sealing  machine  Is  needed,  the  AMERICAN 

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MULTIGRAPH  SALES  COMPANY  will  demonstrate 
to  all  who  are  interested  their  Markoe  Electric  En- 
velope Sealer,  designed  for  use  where  the  daily  outgoing 
mail  is  very  heavy  or  where  a  very  large  amount  of  circu- 
larizing is  done. 

SIGN-MAKING  DEVICES 

The  FULTON  RUBBER  TYPE  COMPANY  will 
exhibit  the  Fulton  Sign  and  Price  Markers,  designed 
for  making  signs,  labels  and  announcements  quickly  and 
inexpensively.  These  markers  consist  of  separate  rubber 
stamps  for  each  character  which,  when  used  with  the  rul- 
ing and  spacing  guide,  print  the  signs  plainly  and  evenly. 

The  TABLET  &  TICKET  COMPANY  will  demon- 
strate the  uses  of  Willson's  Gummed  Paper  Letters 
AND  Figures.  These  are  made  of  highly  finished  enam- 
eled waterproof  paper,  either  white,  black  or  red,  and  are 
heavily  gummed.  They  are  used  for  labeling  books,  mak- 
ing signs,  and  lettering  stacks,  shelving,  catalog  drawers  or 
filing  cases.  The  lettering  for  shelves  can  be  placed  on 
cards  for  insertion  in  label-holders,  or  attached  directly  to 
the  shelves. 

STACKS  AND  SHELVING 

The  ART  METAL  CONSTRUCTION  COM- 
PANY  will  exhibit  a  two-story  stack  of  Standard  con- 
struction, complete  with  stairway  and  gallery  floor,  and  a 
one-story  stack  of  the  Bracket  construction.  The  Stand- 
ard construction  is  recommended  by  the  company  as  the 
one  best  suited  to  all  conditions;  the  Bracket  stack  is  a 
lighter  form  of  shelving  designed  to  meet  the  wants  of 

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special  cases.  The  Standard  is  constructed  with  solid  ends. 
Floors  are  of  glass,  marble  or  iron,  supported  on  steel 
framing. 

The  GLOBE-WERNICKE  COMPANY  will  demon- 
strate  their  sectional  book-cases  as  adapted  to  library  use. 

The  LIBRARY  BUREAU  will  exhibit  samples  of  their 
Unit  Wood  Book  Shelving,  showing  the  various  maga- 
zine racks,  newspaper  files  and  bulletin  boards  which  can 
be  incorporated  in  the  shelving,  and  also  their  steel  stack 
equipment,  both  the  Bracket  type  and  the  Slotted  Up- 
right type.  The  Bracket  type  is  recommended,  in  gen- 
eral, ''where  economy,  consistent  with  strength  and  dura- 
bility, is  a  consideration."  Each  of  these  styles,  however, 
has  certain  advantages,  as  fully  set  forth  in  the  LIBRARY 
BUREAU  general  catalog. 

The  exhibit  of  the  SNEAD  &  COMPANY  IRON 
WORKS  will  display  models  of  the  Snead  Standard 
Stack  construction  with  Open  Bar  Shelves  and  Snead 
stack  accessories,  including  portable  book  ledges  and  back 
stops.  A  special  feature  is  the  Widener  Library  stack 
model  with  wide  bottom  fixed  shelf,  wide  and  narrow  ad- 
justable shelves  and  protected  deck  slit.  A  Snead  Tubu- 
lar Steel  Bracket  Stack  model  will  also  be  shown. 
Photographs  on  the  walls  and  in  albums  illustrate  the  Li- 
brary of  Congress,  New  York  Public  Library,  Widener 
Library  and  other  Snead  Stack  installations,  as  well  as 
metal  and  glass  museum  cases,  steel  storage  shelving  and 
special  fittings  built  to  order.  Further  information  is  con- 
tained in  their  souvenir  booklet. 

STEREOPTICONS 

In  the  Assistant  Librarian's  office  on  the  main  floor  of 
the  Library,  directly  opposite  the  Picture  Collection,  dem- 

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onstrations  will  be  given  of  the  Victor  Portable  Stere- 
OPTICON,  made  by  the  VICTOR  ANIMATOGRAPH 
COMPANY.  This  is  a  machine  which  is  recommended 
as  especially  adapted  to  library  purposes.  It  is  simple  and 
economical,  easily  portable,  and  does  not  require  an  expert 
to  operate  it.  Librarians  who  have  used  it  are  extremely 
well  pleased  with  it.  Demonstrations  of  the  Victor  will 
be  given  at  the  following  hours :  On  Tuesday,  Wednesday 
and  Friday  at  lo  a.  m.  and  at  12,  2  and  4  p.  m.,  and  on 
Thursday  at  10  a.  m.  and  12,  2,  4,  7  and  9  p.  m.  In  the 
demonstrations  a  large  number  of  slides  furnished  by  the 
company  will  be  shown  and  also  some  slides  loaned  from 
the  St.  Joseph  Public  Library  by  Mr.  Charles  E.  Rush. 
These  slides  will  illustrate  in  a  very  interesting  way  the 
uses  of  the  stereopticon  for  calling  attention  to  the  work 
of  the  library  in  lectures  to  outside  organizations. 

TIME  STAMPS 

The  COMMERCIAL  UTILITIES  MANUFAC- 
TURING COMPANY  have  sent  for  the  exhibit  one  of 
their  time  stamps.  This,  with  the  master  clock  which  con- 
trols it,  will  be  displayed  in  the  exhibit  of  Miscellaneous 
Appliances.  The  use  of  the  time  stamp  in  libraries  is  for 
recording  the  exact  time  mail  is  received  or  for  recording 
on  call  slips  the  exact  time,  to  the  hour  and  minute,  when 
requests  for  books  are  handed  in  at  the  desk.  In  order  to 
avoid  concussion  on  the  clock  mechanism  the  Commercial 
Time  Stamp  is  operated  by  electricity  from  a  master  clock. 
This  clock  may  be  purchased  at  various  prices,  or  the  time 
stamp  can  be  controlled  from  any  satisfactory  clock.  The 
stamp  requires  no  winding,  and  the  only  attention  it  needs 
is  to  be  set  once  each  month.    A  time  recording  stamp  of 

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this  nature  is  very  useful  in  a  library  where  there  is  a  large 
amount  of  mail  or  where  a  great  many  requests  for  books 
are  made  at  the  desk  every  day. 

TYPEWRITERS 

"The  important  things  to  know  about  a  typewriter  are, 
first,  whether  it  is  durable;  second,  whether  its  action  is 
such  as  to  produce  the  maximum  speed  without  tiring  the 
operator  too  much ;  third,  how  to  keep  it  in  perfect  condi- 
tion" (Schulze,  The  American  Office).  To  these,  libra- 
rians  will  add  a  fourth,  whether  it  is  well  adapted  to  card 
work.  Although  the  typewriter  is  the  oldest  and  most 
widely  known  library  labor-saver,  there  will  be  a  great  deal 
of  value  in  the  demonstrations  of  the  Hammond,  Reming- 
ton, Royal,  L.  C.  Smith  and  Underwood  machines. 

The  HAMMOND  TYPEWRITER  COMPANY 
will  exhibit  three  models:  the  standard  ten-inch  carriage 
Multiplex  Model  with  the  Ideal  or  circular  keyboard, 
the  same  model  with  the  standard  Universal  keyboard, 
and  a  Reversible  Carriage  Machine  *'which  writes 
both  in  the  oriental  and  in  the  occidental  languages  by  the 
shifting  of  two  levers,  and  on  which  the  carriage  runs  in 
either  direction  at  the  will  of  the  operator.  It  requires 
but  ten  seconds  to  remove  the  shuttle  and  insert  one  writ- 
ing another  language."  Cards  are  inserted  so  that  they 
may  be  written  on  without  bending  them.  One  or  two 
wide-carriage  machines  will  also  be  shown.  Among  the 
special  features  of  the  Hammond  are  "uniform  impres- 
sion, regardless  of  how  the  keys  are  struck,  interchangeable 
type  system  whereby  thirty-five  languages  can  be  written 
on  one  machine,  and  ease  of  operation." 

The  exhibit  of  the  REMINGTON  TYPEWRITER 


COMPANY  will  include  their  Model  io,  designed  for 
correspondence  and  all  ordinary  writing,  and  Model  ii 
for  billing  and  tabulating  as  well  as  for  ordinary  uses. 
Model  10  is  equipped  with  the  Column  Selector,  which 
''enables  the  operator  to  bring  the  carriage  instantly  to 
any  one  of  five  different  writing  points  on  the  paper'*  and 
on  Model  ii  the  Built-in  Decimal  Tabulator  moves 
the  carriage  instantly  *'not  merely  from  one  column  to 
another  but  to  the  exact  writing  point  in  any  column." 
The  Monarch  ("Light  Touch*')  machine  and  the  Smith 
Premier  ("a  key  for  every  character")  will  also  be  shown 
in  the  Remington  exhibit.  For  a  note  on  the  Remington 
Typewriter  Adding  Machine  sec  Adding  and  Calculating 
Machines. 

The  ROYAL  TYPEWRITER  COMPANY  will  be 
represented  with  their  Master  Model  No.  io,  which  is 
"built  to  handle  with  equal  facility  and  without  an  addi- 
tional attachment,  cards,  correspondence  and  billing." 
Features  of  the  Royal  to  which  the  manufacturers  call 
special  attention  are  the  roller  trip  escapement,  designed 
to  eliminate  friction;  the  accelerating  typebar  movement 
for  increasing  speed,  and  the  new  adjustable  touch,  which 
"make  the  Royal  an  exceedingly  rapid  and  light-running 
machine,  on  which  a  maximum  amount  of  work  may  be 
done  with  the  minimum  effort." 

The  L.  C.  SMITH  &  BROTHERS  TYPEWRITER 
COMPANY  will  exhibit  several  of  their  latest  models. 
They  call  attention  to  the  "ballbearing-longwearing"  fea- 
ture of  their  machines,  ballbearings  being  used  at  the  three 
most  important  wearing  points,  the  typebar,  the  carriage 
and  the  capital  shift.  "This  combines  durability  with  ease 
of  operation."  Their  Model  5  has  replaced  Model  2 
as  the  standard  model  for  correspondence  and  general  card 

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work.  Model  3  and  Model  6,  with  a  wider  carriage, 
arc  used  for  general  work  and  also  for  loose-leaf  book- 
keeping and  condensed  billing.  A  feature  of  every  L.  C. 
Smith  machine  is  an  inbuilt  tabulating  and  billing  device 
by  which  "tabulating  is  made  much  more  rapid  and  con- 
densed billing  is  simplified  to  a  wonderful  extent." 

The  UNDERWOOD  TYPEWRITER  COMPANY 
will  demonstrate  their  Models  4  and  5,  for  regular  cor- 
respondence, Model  3  for  statistical  statements  and  bill- 
ing work,  and  other  machines  designed  for  special  pur- 
poses, including  the  Card  Writing  Machine.  This  is 
the  regular  Model  4  or  5  equipped  with  an  auxiliary  feed 
roll  and  two  small  pressure  tabs  which  keep  the  cards  in 
position  against  the  platen.  Special  stress  is  laid  by  the 
company  on  the  simplicity  of  the  mechanism  of  the  Under- 
wood machine  and  the  resultant  speed  and  ease  of  opera- 
tion. The  Underwood  Revolving  Duplicator  and  the 
Underwood  Adding  Machine,  which  are  described  under 
Duplicating  and  Manifolding  Machines  and  under  Add- 
ing and  Calculating  Machines,  will  also  be  demonstrated 
in  connection  with  the  Underwood  typewriter. 


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